Unit 2, Part C

During my writing process, I was very dedicated to the script Fiction and making sure it was absolutely the best script I could possibly write. Under the time limit of one shooting day, it had to be a concise and interesting story. One of my goals was to avoid people clicking away from this short film if they saw it on YouTube or some other platform. I understand the incredible weight that comes with being in charge of the story behind the film and I wanted to write it to perfection.

Additionally, I had a huge part in helping the rest of the crew out and filling the any gaps we had. It seems I took part in almost every role of the film and though I still let everyone be the leader of their own role per se, I wanted to help them out if I could. By the end of it all, I had helped out a little bit in art direction, editing, and production in general.

On the actual shoot day, I was a runner and kind of the person who they asked for a second opinion on certain shots. This was fun because as a runner, I looked after the props and made sure the actors were warm and fed. But as the third or fourth pair of eyes on set, it was good to be asked for my opinion and be able to veto some shots that seemed a bit risky or suggest shots that weren't thought of before so that we'd have options when editing later.

This goes to show what the diversity of one's role can be on a short film and how just being the screenplay writer can expand into something much more when you don't have a huge crew (ours was five people in total). I think that I fulfilled my arts leadership role effectively and helped out the other crew members as best as I could when they needed it. One of my goals in doing BFI was to learn from the specialists around me -the people and students who were better at one thing than I was, and I think in doing this, it has made it easier to help fill in the gaps where I needed to. Now, I feel like a more well-rounded individual, who could fill any role if I need be, because I learnt so much from my crew and this experience. 

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Here's me giving the "go" signal to our director, Ben, inside -who was going to tell our actors to start talking:

Here's me taking a look at the camera angle we were using in the cafe scene:

Here's a picture of our actress and my crew, looking for the approval of our director, Ben: